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PostPosted: Fri, 13th Feb 2009 23:24    Post subject: [XBOX360] Display Setings For Xbox 360 On My Monitor
I connected my xbox360 to my syncmaster 2220 wm lcd monitor using the AV VGA cable. first of all I get small white noise its barely visible but still annoying, second in the xbox display options when I put resolution on 1920 by 1080 the picture gets out of focus and streched only on the 1024 by 768 I can change between widescreen and normal screen. how can I play in HD quality??

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PostPosted: Fri, 13th Feb 2009 23:31    Post subject:
maximum resolution supported by your monitor is 1680 x1050
noise could be caused by bad cable or cable didn't fit very well
do u have NXE installed?


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PostPosted: Fri, 13th Feb 2009 23:31    Post subject:
try the native res of your monitor 1680X1050.

you need the NXE update to have this res.

EDIT: beat to the punch

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PostPosted: Fri, 13th Feb 2009 23:42    Post subject: Re: [XBOX360] Display Setings For Xbox 360 On My Monitor
nukeitup wrote:
I connected my xbox360 to my syncmaster 2220 wm lcd monitor using the AV VGA cable. first of all I get small white noise its barely visible but still annoying, second in the xbox display options when I put resolution on 1920 by 1080 the picture gets out of focus and streched only on the 1024 by 768 I can change between widescreen and normal screen. how can I play in HD quality??

thank you


is it the official VGA cable or that chinese knock off everyone was having issues with?
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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 01:13    Post subject:
first of all thanks for the reply guys Smile

what is NXE update?? you mean a monitor update? also how can you tell if the AV cable is a Chinese knock off or not?
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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 01:26    Post subject:
ok I just googled NXE update and found out that its an xbox update. my xbox 360 is moded, will I still be able to play backup games with it??
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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 01:34    Post subject:
yes and if u have HDD u will be able to install games on it, but u still need disk in the drive in order to play the game u have installed
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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 01:38    Post subject:
ok I will install the new update and let you know if I am able to put on a batter res.

thanks.
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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 01:38    Post subject:
good luck
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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 01:59    Post subject:
nukeitup wrote:
my xbox 360 is moded, will I still be able to play backup games with it??


you can download the update as long as you're not banned from live. actually I think you can even download it and install by USB key if you're banned.

and 90% of the people here are playing backups Wink

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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 02:18    Post subject:
ok I just installed the update and there are more options for res, how ever whenever I put on 1680 by 1050 I can't change the screen format and it is cut on the top and bottom corners. basically any res higher then 1024 by 768 I cant change between wide screen and normal screen.
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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 02:55    Post subject:
well because 1680x1050 can only be widescreen, did u by any chance pressed that button on your monitor that should be called autoset or something like that, u know to adjust screen automatically?
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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 03:06    Post subject:
nukeitup wrote:
ok I just installed the update and there are more options for res, how ever whenever I put on 1680 by 1050 I can't change the screen format and it is cut on the top and bottom corners. basically any res higher then 1024 by 768 I cant change between wide screen and normal screen.


I just select that and that's it, nice picture with 1/2 inch black bars at the top and bottom to letterbox the 16:9 picture. Do you have an actual x360 branded vga cord? they are pretty cheap from ebay, I got mine for like $5 + another $5 for "processing" with local pickup.

Mortibus wrote:
well because 1680x1050 can only be widescreen, did u by any chance pressed that button on your monitor that should be called autoset or something like that, u know to adjust screen automatically?


I have a sammy 225bw and whenever I hit that by accident it does nothing Razz

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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 03:14    Post subject:
well if it's digital<->dvi it won't do anything {should say NO ACCESS}, if it's analogue<->vga it will auto adjust
if it doesn't do anything then your monitor is briked or there is nothing there to adjust
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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 03:19    Post subject:
Mortibus wrote:
well if it's digital<->dvi it won't do anything {should say NO ACCESS}, if it's analogue<->vga it will auto adjust
if it doesn't do anything then your monitor is briked or there is nothing there to adjust


it does the 0-100% bar, but it only shifts barely slightly.

and hey, I mentioned it here before but I swapped a 19" 5:4 for this 22" 16:10 for free, so I could really give a fuck if it doesn't work quite correctly Razz

actually the backlight bleeding seems to be getting worse and there are a few spots where someone jabbed their fingers into it too hard (it was from an auction company from a woodworking shop) .. but hey, beggars can't be choosers Razz

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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 04:45    Post subject:
nouseforaname wrote:
nukeitup wrote:
ok I just installed the update and there are more options for res, how ever whenever I put on 1680 by 1050 I can't change the screen format and it is cut on the top and bottom corners. basically any res higher then 1024 by 768 I cant change between wide screen and normal screen.


I just select that and that's it, nice picture with 1/2 inch black bars at the top and bottom to letterbox the 16:9 picture. Do you have an actual x360 branded vga cord? they are pretty cheap from ebay, I got mine for like $5 + another $5 for "processing" with local pickup.

Mortibus wrote:
well because 1680x1050 can only be widescreen, did u by any chance pressed that button on your monitor that should be called autoset or something like that, u know to adjust screen automatically?


I have a sammy 225bw and whenever I hit that by accident it does nothing Razz



1/2 inch black bars at the top and bottom is exactly what I have, and yeah it did auto adjusted but nonetheless I have these stupid black bars. the change in quality between 1024 by 768 and 1680 by 1050 is so insignificant that its just not worth it, especially when you play a game that is already is wide screen.
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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 04:49    Post subject:
Mortibus do you play your xbox on monitor?? if so then what is your settings??
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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 05:01    Post subject:
well i did tried it couple of times, mostly played it with vga cable from m$ and was able to run at my native resolution
one monitor 19" second 22", both lg's
hdmi to dvi is alot sharper tho, so if your 360 has hdmi output try that instead of vga

usually i like to sit back and plug it in to my 32" samsung through hdmi, i really hate vga quality on 360 it's so freakin blury and u all jagged
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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 05:22    Post subject:
nukeitup wrote:
1/2 inch black bars at the top and bottom is exactly what I have, and yeah it did auto adjusted but nonetheless I have these stupid black bars. the change in quality between 1024 by 768 and 1680 by 1050 is so insignificant that its just not worth it, especially when you play a game that is already is wide screen.


they are supposed to be there. x360 games are in 16:9 aspect ratio, same as HDTV. Sammy is in 16:10, so instead of stretching the image it adds the blackbars. The same as when you watched a widescreen movie on an old shitty 4:3 tv that nobody owns any more Wink

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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 05:37    Post subject:
Mortibus wrote:
well i did tried it couple of times, mostly played it with vga cable from m$ and was able to run at my native resolution
one monitor 19" second 22", both lg's
hdmi to dvi is alot sharper tho, so if your 360 has hdmi output try that instead of vga

usually i like to sit back and plug it in to my 32" samsung through hdmi, i really hate vga quality on 360 it's so freakin blury and u all jagged


no I don't have an HDMI output Sad . man I cant believe 1024 by 728 is the best quality I can get. do you think the quality will be batter if I'll get one of these YPbPr to RGBHV VGA Box and connect the original xbox cable that has these red blue green wires??
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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 06:26    Post subject:
nukeitup wrote:
Mortibus wrote:
well i did tried it couple of times, mostly played it with vga cable from m$ and was able to run at my native resolution
one monitor 19" second 22", both lg's
hdmi to dvi is alot sharper tho, so if your 360 has hdmi output try that instead of vga

usually i like to sit back and plug it in to my 32" samsung through hdmi, i really hate vga quality on 360 it's so freakin blury and u all jagged


no I don't have an HDMI output Sad . man I cant believe 1024 by 728 is the best quality I can get. do you think the quality will be batter if I'll get one of these YPbPr to RGBHV VGA Box and connect the original xbox cable that has these red blue green wires??


buy a newer xbox Razz

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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 07:08    Post subject:
nukeitup wrote:
also how can you tell if the AV cable is a Chinese knock off or not?


well, where did you buy the cable from, did you get the real retail package or knock off.

knock off:


real:

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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 07:26    Post subject:
SpykeZ wrote:
nukeitup wrote:
also how can you tell if the AV cable is a Chinese knock off or not?


well, where did you buy the cable from, did you get the real retail package or knock off.

knock off:


real:



I bought it from the guy, but it was definitely the real package, it was sealed and brand new.
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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 07:29    Post subject:
if I buy YPbPr to RGBHV VGA Box would that improve the quality and I mean would it be HD quality??
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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 07:35    Post subject:
nukeitup wrote:
if I buy YPbPr to RGBHV VGA Box would that improve the quality and I mean would it be HD quality??


HD = HDMI
HD resolution = 16:9 aspect ratio
xbox actual resolution = 1280x720 (anything more is just upscaled)


but honestly, I use a vga cord on my 22" sammy and it looks perfectly fine... almost as good as my 40" sammy hdtv using hdmi

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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 07:42    Post subject:
nouseforaname wrote:
nukeitup wrote:
if I buy YPbPr to RGBHV VGA Box would that improve the quality and I mean would it be HD quality??


HD = HDMI

but honestly, I use a vga cord on my 22" sammy and it looks perfectly fine... almost as good as my 40" sammy hdtv using hdmi


doesn't this cable has an HD capability? so if I'll cannect it to YPbPr to RGBHV VGA Box shouldn't I be able to see a nice quality on the monitor?? as for HDMI, it is the best quality but you need a good built in speakers in your monitor. my monitor speakers are worst then a speaker that I have in my cellphone. Smile

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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 07:50    Post subject:
nukeitup wrote:
nouseforaname wrote:
nukeitup wrote:
if I buy YPbPr to RGBHV VGA Box would that improve the quality and I mean would it be HD quality??


HD = HDMI

but honestly, I use a vga cord on my 22" sammy and it looks perfectly fine... almost as good as my 40" sammy hdtv using hdmi


doesn't this cable has an HD capability? so if I'll cannect it to YPbPr to RGBHV VGA Box shouldn't I be able to see a nice quality on the monitor?? as for HDMI, it is the best quality but you need a good built in speakers in your monitor. my monitor speakers are worst then a speaker that I have in my cellphone. Smile



x360 is meant to be hooked up to an HDTV and a decent stereo system. maybe you're used to sitting in front of your monitor using actual a resolution outputted from a PC game?

but yes, there is no reason the vga cable can't give an amazing picture, after all, i use 2 different displays depending on what room I'm using my xbox in.

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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 07:57    Post subject:


with this cable I tried hooking up the xbox to my friends HDTV with a stings of 1080 p or i cant remember but the quality was significantly noticeable
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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 18:42    Post subject:
so would there be a difference in quality if I buy one of these??



or these

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PostPosted: Sat, 14th Feb 2009 19:03    Post subject:
i doubt that
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